Expense AccountPersonal FinanceApril 22, 2014by Monika Halan0Gold or land or equity? It is not ‘or’, it is ‘and’
Compare returns over 10-15 years across equity, land and gold to see what wins over inflation. Don't forget to count all the costs.
Expense Account, Mint The hoardings are in your face—you can’t miss them. Real estate projects in and around the National Capital Region promise returns of 12% if you invest in the upcoming buildings. These are “guaranteed”, says the ad pitch and deliver better than bank deposits through the kicker of capital appreciation. You begin to...
Expense Account, Mint Almost at the time I was risking my neck, pushing it to the limit, trying to get the entire 508m of Taipei 101, the world’s second tallest building, into the camera frame, my home city (New Delhi) got its tallest building. The 112m, 28-storey Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Centre, headquarters of...
Expense Account, Mint The ads have begun again. Real estate sales pitches that promise a return of more than 15% a year on “investment” in a new development. And insurance plans that promise 25% returns over the next 15 years. The financial crises is over and we’re back to the world as it was before...